Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) was -52.43 million current US$ in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Eswatini, 1999–2003
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded -52.43 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 143.8% over five years.
That places Eswatini 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -21.51 million current US$ | — |
| 2000 | -11.90 million current US$ | -44.7% |
| 2001 | -4.81 million current US$ | -59.6% |
| 2002 | -42.98 million current US$ | +793.1% |
| 2003 | -52.43 million current US$ | +22.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -52.43 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -137.38 million current US$, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -52.43 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -242.11 million current US$, 22% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -21.51 million current US$ | -21.51 million current US$ | -21.51 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | -28.03 million current US$ | -52.43 million current US$ | -4.81 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 7 Liberia -135,782 current US$
- 8 Burundi -19.05 million current US$
- 9 Togo -40.69 million current US$
- 11 Cape Verde -58.91 million current US$
- 12 Benin -104.22 million current US$
- 13 Sierra Leone -137.38 million current US$ compare
More public sector data for Eswatini
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 64.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 79.66 million current USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Eswatini?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Eswatini was -52.43 million current US$ in 2003, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -4.81 million current US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.43 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Eswatini ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2003.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).